Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. Knowledge of Van Gogh, Rembrandt, and the works of other celebrated painters would be an example of cultural capital.
2. One of Robert Merton's most significant contributions to sociology was the attempt to merge the micro-level and macro-level approaches to the study of society.
3. Despite their differences, functionalists, conflict theorists, and interactionists would all agree that there is much more to sports than exercise or recreation.
4. Applied sociology is dedicated to facilitating change by altering social relationships or restructuring social institutions.
5. The conflict perspective considers how laws reinforce the position of those in power.


1. TRUE
2. TRUE
3. TRUE
4. FALSE
5. TRUE

Sociology

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32. Markets are a form of macro-level social control in a society

Indicate whether this statement is true or false.

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_____________________________ involves renovating run-down neighborhoods to meet middle-class standards while displacing low-income residents

Fill in the blanks with correct word

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The authors describe Goffman as a "micro-Durkheimian" because:

A. He studied with Emile Durkheim in Paris. B. He replicated Durkheim's study of suicide on a small scale in the Great Lakes region. C. He observed normative regulation as a process that takes place in interaction. D. He combined quantitative and qualitative methods in small research projects. E. He replicated Durkheim's study of religion by carrying out ethnographic research in small hunter-gatherer societies that practiced totemism and animism.

Sociology

Regarding education, African Americans:

a. have similar high school dropout rates as whites. b. are attending college at about the same rate as whites. c. show achievement levels similar to whites at all educational levels. d. have had steadily increasing rates of college attendance.

Sociology